So, on Thursday we left our friends the Van Emms after a nice breakfast and made our way to the Desert Rose RV Park on the far east end of Fernley, Nevada. Dave's brother Frank lives in this little town with his wife, Sharon and we're going to visit with them for 1 week. It's already been noted that demands on our time with them is of the utmost importance. And so we'll lovingly comply. :)
This RV park is a little oasis in the desert, with it's grass between the sites and well maintained streets and other facilities. The park is almost...

Sep 9, 2016: We spent yesterday with Linda's family in Eagle Mt, UT. The biggest part of the day was spent in a place called Park City, UT where some of the Olympic events were held. It was a beautiful drive up a canyon outside of Salt Lake City. They took us on a couple of slides down the mountain. When you talk to Linda ask her how she liked the rides! The trip today across Utah and Nevada on I-80 was long and tiring. After 5 minutes of seeing the countryside you have seen the entire trip across the state. Tomorrow we plan on going to...

Today we drove into Reno as we were staying north of there. We parked near Atlantis Casino and walked downtown to the strip. We thought it was closer than it was and figure we walked about 8 miles total. The weather was nice, so it was a nice, even though long, walk. We went into a few of the casinos while there, and then stopped to get iced teas at McDonald's for the walk back. We got a couple of necessities at the dollar store and the grocery store, and then headed to our next stop. It was a bit more windy than usual, so it was good that...

Off we go on Saturday morning about 8:30 AM down I-5 to Mt. Shasta and take Hwy 89 through Hat Creek to Hwy 44 to Hwy 395 to I-80 East. We arrived at Desert Rose RV Park and spent the night on a recommendation from a friend, Bob Voss. Nice park and we would definitely stay here again.

Our next overnight is in Fernley at Desert Rose RV Park, just outside of town. Sally and Mike always stay there. It's very nice with very level sites so we didn't have to unhook. There's a Blue Beacon Truck wash in Fernley so we got the truck and trailer washed. Very complicated roads between the RV park and the truck wash.

We moved on to Fernley, Nevada, a small town & just a stop over that turned into a 3 night stay. We stayed at the Desert Rose RV Park, a nice park for a short stay. The reason for us to stay more than one night.....we had heard of Hot August Nights in Reno. Another annual car show but on a much bigger level that the Fifties Fever in Winnemucca. We didn't want to stay in or near Reno, as we prefer not to deal with the city traffic.
We also took a trip into Virginia City, we've been there before, but wasn't able to spend much time,(most...

We have completed nine weeks of working at the Amazon.com Fulfillment Center here in Fernley. There are only six weeks to go, so we are on the “down-hill slope.” Our contract says we will work no later than December 23, but with our Wednesday through Saturday work schedule, we will probably be released on the morning of December 22 after our Saturday shift. Our plan is to leave for Death Valley National Park on the next day.
There is nothing significant to report; we just thought it was time to let the world know that we are still around;...

We left the Olympia area on August 28 after two whirlwind weeks of visiting with family and many, many friends and taking care of business before our long fall and winter away. That gave us a chance to joyously celebrate the common birthday of Jon and our daughter, Shari, along with Scott (Shari’s significant other), Trevor (our grandson), Janice (Trevor’s fiancée), and four-year-old Jordan (Trevor and Janice’s foster child). Then we began our leisurely trip south with stops at several really unexpected and lovely places.
Our first stop was...

Pulled all the way (35 miles) to Desert Rose RV Park last Thursday for a short stay with local camping friends.
Great visiting, food, refreshments and cribbage.
This was the first of 3 local short trips before heading out May 15 to the Oregon, Washington coasts then Idaho and Yellowstone in Montana before returning to Reno in mid to late August. Then we will get ready to head South for the winter...Arizona, Texas and who knows where else.
Next trip is this Thursday to Gold Ranch in Verdi, NV just West of Reno. May 1 we go up to Virginia...

July 24-26: Drive across Nevada and Northern California to Lassen Volcanic NP
The first day was an easy drive across northern Nevada on I-80 to Fernley, NV. We thought it was a pretty drive through wide open sage brush valleys with mountains on both sides of the highway. Beautiful blue skies. We spent the night in Fernley at Desert Rose RV Park. A nice RV Park, clean level concrete parking pads, a good place for overnight, or to stay a few nights if you want to visit Fernley.
The second day was a pretty drive on US395 north of Reno & then...

Before we began our drive through sparsely-populated eastern Nevada, we made a two-day stop in Cedar City, Utah. Cedar City isn’t exactly on the tourist map but it was an easy stop off from the freeway before heading through Nevada.
We parked at the Elks Lodge (no hookups) which was actually a convenient spot. We were within walking distance to the old section of the town. The library was across the street from the lodge (you know how we love libraries!) so we could check our mail and I could catch up on reading my “rag mags.”
Adjacent to...

Went to Carson City to see the Nevada State Museum and are we glad we did! Great place to see the history of Nevada and the Carson City Mint. There was an area that was very realistic of the mines in the area. The mint was interesting and the display of coins had Jay wishing he had more in his collection. Like so many of the museums that we have seen, they had an area devoted to the Native Americans of the area. We still marvel at the skill that they exhibit in beading and basket weaving. We then stopped at the Fandango Casino on our way to...